A fresh start

Keep these details in mind. Use the difficulty links whenever you want to try two or four suits. The homepage starts a one-suit game of Spider Solitaire with spades. Every deal contains 104 cards, so each rank appears eight times. There is no countdown or entry fee for the game.

The aim of the game

The run counter shows how many complete sequences you have collected. A completed run contains thirteen spades in order from King down to Ace. Clear eight runs to finish the deal. The game removes a full face-up run automatically when it forms at the bottom of a column.

Read the opening layout

The remaining fifty cards form five stock deals of ten cards each. The first four columns contain six cards each, and the other six contain five. The opening tableau has ten columns and 54 cards. Only the bottom card of each starting column is face up.

Build downward

A descending same-suit sequence can move together as one group. For example, a seven can move onto an eight, while a queen can move onto a king. Place a face-up card on another exposed card exactly one rank higher. An Ace ends a descending sequence and cannot accept another card on top.

Use an empty column

Here is what to know. Every column must contain a card before you can deal from the stock. An empty column can help you separate a sequence or uncover a hidden card. Any exposed card or movable sequence can enter an empty column. You do not have to reserve empty columns for Kings.

Reveal more choices

Here is what to know. Look across the whole tableau before committing a valuable empty column. Revealing a card gives you another possible destination or starting point. Removing the last face-up card above a hidden card turns that hidden card face up. A move that uncovers a card may be more useful than one that merely rearranges a visible sequence.

Bring in the next row

The stock button deals one face-up card onto each of the ten columns. A stock deal is available only when no column is empty. Each deal may open a useful move or interrupt a sequence you were building. You cannot choose which column receives an individual stock card.

Controls at your pace

Keep these details in mind. You can also drag a card or a same-suit sequence to another column. Click or tap the first card of a movable sequence, then choose a destination column. The Hint button points to a legal option without promising a winning solution. Undo reverses the last successful move or stock deal while history is available.

Progress on this device

The Privacy & Cookie Settings page lets you turn saving off and clear game data. When saving is enabled, this browser stores your current game and recent undo history locally. Refreshing the page resumes the saved deal for the selected difficulty. Saved progress stays on this domain and does not transfer to another device.

Explore the other modes

Two suits adds the need to organize spades and hearts separately. The How to Play and Tips & Strategy pages explain the same rules used by the game. One suit gives you a useful place to learn descending sequences and empty-column moves. Four suits requires you to track spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds.